Byzantine Empire

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How was the Byzantine Empire related to the Roman Empire?

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The Byzantine Empire rose out of the eastern Roman Empire.

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Why did Christianity blossom in the lands controlled by the Byzantine Empire?

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The Byzantine Empire built churches and made Christianity the official religion.

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The Hajia Sophia is an example of Emperor Justinian's commitment to what?

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Building Christian churches throughout his empire

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The Justinian Code is most closely related to what ancient civilization?

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Byzantine Empire

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Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

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Constantinople

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Why did the Roman Empire relocate its capital to Constantinople?

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to protect the Roman government from Germanic invasions

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How did Justinian attempt to renew the power of the Roman Empire? Options: by starting a holy crusade into Africa, by splitting the empire into separate halves, by expanding the empire's lands into Western Europe, by creating an economy based on coined money

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by expanding the empire's lands into Western Europe

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How did the fall of the Western Roman Empire impact the economy of the region?

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Trade decreased.

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What was Empress Theodora's significance for the Byzantine Empire during her husband, Justinian's, rule?

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Improving social protections for women

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Which of the following best describes a possible significance of the Code of Justinian? It included a mix of old Roman and new Byzantine laws, It created an example of a unified code of law that other civilizations followed, It replaced religious laws with secular laws, It included the first laws protecting religious freedom for all people

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It created an example of a unified code of law that other civilizations followed